LogInThis comprehensive tutorial provides a complete workflow from the initial idea to the final image in a beginner-friendly way.
If you're aiming to enhance your skills in the realm of art and design, the Keyframe Concept Art course by Gavin O'Donnell could be your choice. Broken down into 105 videos, this comprehensive tutorial offers over 24 hours of real-time, fully voiced content that guides you from ideation to the creation of a final image.
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This course, designed for beginner and intermediate artists, aims to improve their skills by integrating 2D and 3D techniques. While prior knowledge of Blender is recommended, the course also provides a beginner's guide to 3DCoat, the software used for creating most of the 3D assets in the lessons.
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The course provides a very detailed step-by-step guide to translating ideas using 2D and 3D tools, covering a wide array of topics, including:
- Idea Generation
- Sketches, Studies and Colour Sketching
- Composition & Design
- Stencil Creation
- 3DCoat Intro
- 3DCoat Organic/Architectural Sculpting
- Exporting from 3DCoat
- Asset Prep Blender
- Blender Addons
- Bagapie
- Image Displacements
- Ivy
- Mixamo
- Texturing
- Lighting in EEVEE Engine & Cycles
- 3 Demos on Building the Shot
- Framing
- Rendering
- 3 demo paintings showing my process of painting over a 3D base
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Additional resources will be provided, including but are not limited to a Kitbash Set, final .PSD files for each painting, jpegs of each step, 3D render passes, a PureRef file, brushes, 3DCoat interface and shortcuts, and a notepad document with useful resources and links.
Image Credit: Gavin O'Donnell
The course is available on ArtStation for $59.00. Check it out for more details there and join our 80 Level Talent platform and our Telegram channel, follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn, where we share breakdowns, the latest news, awesome artworks, and more.